Boss displays open nepotism by hiring relatives to top jobs

- A parastatal chief has come under fire for allegedly hiring over 35 relatives and friends to jobs within the organisation

- The Tana River Development Authority boss, Steven Githaiga, is said to have hired them without due process

- Among the employees are his wife, son, children to his driver, cashier, friends' children and others

Steven Githaiga, the Managing Director of Tana River Development Authority (TARDA), has been accused of changing his year of birth as well as hiring over 35 relatives and friends to various posts within the organization across the country.

Githaiga was also accused of altering information on his identification documents to show that he was five years younger.

This was because he allegedly wanted to stay in public office longer.

According to the Star, documents they had seen in September 2015 showed that Steve Ruimuku was initially employed at TARDA as Stephen Maina Githaiga but later changed his name to Steven Githaiga Ruimuku.

Tana River Development Authority is responsible for the planning, multipurpose development, and management of the Tana and Athi River basins’ water and land based resources.

Its mission is to improve the socio-economic well-being of the people in the region.